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Nisqually Middle School 126 words

December 4, 2009 By Nisqually M. (Lacey, WA)

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  1. culture
    all the knowledge and values shared by a society
  2. diversity
    noticeable heterogeneity
  3. ethnicity
    an ethnic quality or affiliation resulting from racial or cultural ties
  4. immigration
    migration into a place (especially migration to a country of which you are not a native in order to settle there)
  5. literacy
    the ability to read and write
  6. prejudice
    a partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situation
  7. racism
    the prejudice that members of one race are intrinsically superior to members of other races
  8. refugee
    an exile who flees for safety
  9. debt
    the state of owing something (especially money)
  10. economics
    the branch of social science that deals with the production and distribution and consumption of goods and services and their management
  11. globalization
    growth to a global or worldwide scale
  12. poverty
    the state of having little or no money and few or no material possessions
  13. resource
    a source of aid or support that may be drawn upon when needed
  14. tax
    charge against a citizen's person or property or activity for the support of government
  15. technology
    the practical application of science to commerce or industry
  16. climate
    the weather in some location averaged over some long period of time
  17. geography
    study of the earth's surface; includes people's responses to topography and climate and soil and vegetation
  18. citizenship
    the status of a citizen with rights and duties
  19. genocide
    systematic killing of a racial or cultural group
  20. government
    (government) the system or form by which a community or other political unit is governed
  21. amend
    make amendments to
  22. appeal
    earnest or urgent request
  23. boycott
    a group's refusal to have commercial dealings with some organization in protest against its policies
  24. civil right
    right or rights belonging to a person by reason of citizenship including especially the fundamental freedoms and privileges guaranteed by the 13th and 14th amendments and subsequent acts of Congress including the right to legal and social and economic equality
  25. Colony
    one of the 13 British colonies that formed the original states of the United States
  26. compromise
    an accommodation in which both sides make concessions
  27. democracy
    the political orientation of those who favor government by the people or by their elected representatives
  28. economy
    the system of production and distribution and consumption
  29. executive branch
    the branch of the United States government that is responsible for carrying out the laws
  30. Federal
    being of or having to do with the northern United States and those loyal to the Union during the American Civil War
  31. judicial branch
    the branch of the United States government responsible for the administration of justice
  32. legislative branch
    the branch of the United States government that has the power of legislating
  33. national debt
    the debt of the national government (as distinguished from the debts of individuals and businesses and political subdivisions)
  34. nationalism
    the doctrine that your national culture and interests are superior to any other
  35. representative
    serving to represent or typify
  36. republic
    a form of government whose head of state is not a monarch
  37. revolution
    a single complete turn (axial or orbital)
  38. tariff
    a government tax on imports or exports
  39. tolerance
    willingness to recognize and respect the beliefs or practices of others
  40. treason
    a crime that undermines the offender's government
  41. Constitution
    the constitution written at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia in 1787 and subsequently ratified by the original thirteen states
  42. anthropologist
    a social scientist who specializes in anthropology
  43. archaeologist
    an anthropologist who studies prehistoric people and their culture
  44. artifact
    a man-made object taken as a whole
  45. Buddhism
    the teaching of Buddha that life is permeated with suffering caused by desire, that suffering ceases when desire ceases, and that enlightenment obtained through right conduct and wisdom and meditation releases one from desire and suffering and rebirth
  46. caste system
    a social structure in which classes are determined by heredity
  47. census
    a periodic count of the population
  48. Christianity
    a monotheistic system of beliefs and practices based on the Old Testament and the teachings of Jesus as embodied in the New Testament and emphasizing the role of Jesus as savior
  49. city state
    a state consisting of a sovereign city
  50. civilization
    a society in an advanced state of social development (e.g., with complex legal and political and religious organizations)
  51. colonization
    the act of colonizing; the establishment of colonies
  52. domestication
    adaptation to intimate association with human beings
  53. epic
    a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds
  54. feudal system
    the social system that developed in Europe in the 8th century; vassals were protected by lords who they had to serve in war
  55. geologist
    a specialist in geology
  56. Hinduism
    a body of religious and philosophical beliefs and cultural practices native to India and based on a caste system; it is characterized by a belief in reincarnation, by a belief in a supreme being of many forms and natures, by the view that opposing theories are aspects of one eternal truth, and by a desire for liberation from earthly evils
  57. historian
    a person who is an authority on history and who studies it and writes about it
  58. impact
    the striking of one body against another
  59. irrigation
    supplying dry land with water by means of ditches etc
  60. Islam
    the monotheistic religious system of Muslims founded in Arabia in the 7th century and based on the teachings of Muhammad as laid down in the Koran
  61. Judaism
    the monotheistic religion of the Jews having its spiritual and ethical principles embodied chiefly in the Torah and in the Talmud
  62. migration
    the movement of persons from one country or locality to another
  63. monarchy
    an autocracy governed by a monarch who usually inherits the authority
  64. nomadic
    migratory
  65. oligarchy
    a political system governed by a few people
  66. philosophy
    the rational investigation of questions about existence and knowledge and ethics
  67. prehistory
    the time during the development of human culture before the appearance of the written word
  68. republic
    a form of government whose head of state is not a monarch
  69. Romance language
    the group of languages derived from Latin
  70. theocracy
    a political unit governed by a deity (or by officials thought to be divinely guided)
  71. trend
    a general tendency to change (as of opinion)
  72. autocracy
    a political theory favoring unlimited authority by a single individual
  73. conservation
    the preservation and careful management of the environment and of natural resources
  74. contemporary
    occurring in the same period of time
  75. deforestation
    the state of being clear of trees
  76. demographic
    a statistic characterizing human populations (or segments of human populations broken down by age or sex or income etc.)
  77. depression
    a sunken or depressed geological formation
  78. dictatorship
    a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)
  79. drought
    a shortage of rainfall
  80. economic system
    the system of production and distribution and consumption
  81. estuary
    the wide part of a river where it nears the sea; fresh and salt water mix
  82. exploration
    to travel for the purpose of discovery
  83. famine
    a severe shortage of food (as through crop failure) resulting in violent hunger and starvation and death
  84. fjord
    a long narrow inlet of the sea between steep cliffs; common in Norway
  85. global warming
    an increase in the average temperature of the earth's atmosphere (especially a sustained increase that causes climatic changes)
  86. growth rate
    the rate of increase in size per unit time
  87. immigration
    migration into a place (especially migration to a country of which you are not a native in order to settle there)
  88. infant mortality
    the death rate during the first year of life
  89. inflation
    the act of filling something with air
  90. international
    concerning or belonging to all or at least two or more nations
  91. lagoon
    a body of water cut off from a larger body by a reef of sand or coral
  92. NAFTA
    an agreement for free trade between the United States and Canada and Mexico; became effective in 1994 for ten years
  93. nonrenewable
    that can not be renewed
  94. occupation
    the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
  95. oppression
    the act of subjugating by cruelty
  96. phenomenon
    any state or process known through the senses rather than by intuition or reasoning
  97. political system
    the members of a social organization who are in power
  98. recession
    the act of ceding back
  99. renewable
    capable of being renewed; replaceable
  100. scarcity
    a small and inadequate amount
  101. thematic
    relating to or constituting a topic of discourse
  102. topography
    the configuration of a surface and the relations among its man-made and natural features
  103. altruism
    the quality of unselfish concern for the welfare of others
  104. antebellum
    belonging to a period before a war especially the American Civil War
  105. Articles of Confederation
    a written agreement ratified in 1781 by the thirteen original states; it provided a legal symbol of their union by giving the central government no coercive power over the states or their citizens
  106. Bill of Rights
    a statement of fundamental rights and privileges (especially the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution)
  107. commerce
    transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services)
  108. commonsense
    exhibiting native good judgment
  109. confederation
    the state of being allied or confederated
  110. Constitution of the United States
    the constitution written at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia in 1787 and subsequently ratified by the original thirteen states
  111. Declaration of Independence
    the document recording the proclamation of the second Continental Congress (4 July 1776) asserting the independence of the Colonies from Great Britain
  112. diplomacy
    wisdom in the management of public affairs
  113. doctrine
    a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school
  114. federalism
    the idea of a federal organization of more or less self-governing units
  115. Gettysburg Address
    a three-minute address by Abraham Lincoln during the American Civil War at the dedication of a national cemetery on the site of the Battle of Gettysburg (November 19, 1863)
  116. infrastructure
    the basic structure or features of a system or organization
  117. institution
    a custom that for a long time has been an important feature of some group or society
  118. insurrection
    organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another
  119. interdependence
    a reciprocal relation between interdependent entities (objects or individuals or groups)
  120. movement
    a change of position that does not entail a change of location
  121. nationalism
    the doctrine that your national culture and interests are superior to any other
  122. Puritanism
    the beliefs and practices characteristic of Puritans (most of whom were Calvinists who wished to purify the Church of England of its Catholic aspects)
  123. Reconstruction
    the period after the American Civil War when the southern states were reorganized and reintegrated into the Union; 1865-1877
  124. republicanism
    the political orientation of those who hold that a republic is the best form of government
  125. segregation
    the act of segregating or sequestering
  126. suffrage
    a legal right guaranteed by the 15th amendment to the US Constitution; guaranteed to women by the 19th amendment